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Alfalfa on the Valier Project. 



which he will realize $50 to the acre, selling his grain for seed. Dr. J. W. Beardsley 

 has 40 acres of Turkey Red at 33 bushels to the acre; M. McFarland of Oka, 40 acres 

 of Turkey wheat, 41 bushels to the acre, and 320 acres at 35 bushels to the acre; L. 

 L. Dixon, 116 acres of Turkey wheat at 38.5 bushels; Jack Darrington of Nihill, 10 

 acres of Turkey Red with 40 bushels to the acre, and 15 acres of spring wheat with 

 32 bushels to the acre; John Jacobson, 90 acres of spring wheat with 40 bushels to 

 the acre. South of town the following returns are in: J. S. Langston, 43 acres of 

 Turkey Red, 52 bushels to the acre; Jess A. Langston, 22 acres of Turkey Red, 58 

 bushels to the acre; Jim Kent, 200 acres of Turkey Red, 41 bushels to the acre; 

 Rufus Dockins, 22.5 acres with 57.5 bushels to the acre; Charles Langston. 70 acres 

 of Turkey Red, 28 bushels to the acre; George Lacey, 75 acres of Turkey Red at 32 

 bushels to the acre; Jess Duffy, 40 acres with 63 bushels to the acre; Jess E. Lang- 

 ston, 87 acres of Turkey Red with 48 bushels to the acre. West of town returns are 

 incomplete. Bob Montgomery of Two Dot reports 10 acres at 59.5 bushels to the acre, 

 30 acres with 56 bushels to the acre, and 30 acres of spring grain with 49 bushels to 

 the acre. 



MINERAL COUNTY. 



Mineral County Press — C. O. Dunkle of Tarkio, completed threshing his oats last 

 week. They went over fifty bushels to the acre on the entire 70 acres and the seed 

 was put in late. All those in the Tarkio and Quartz districts got handsome grain 

 yields this year. 



MISSOULA COUNTY. 



Ronan Pioneer — Every farmer who has finished threshing can report a big yield 

 this year. Some are so surprised over the bushels they are getting that they can 

 hardly believe it to be true, even with the evidence before their eyes. Some are 



